Lewis
BARNABY - 1844
I Lewis Barnaby Senr
of Chatham in the County of Kent formerly a Shipwright in is Majesty's Dock
Yard of the same place but now a Superannuated Clerk do revoke all
former wills made by me heretofore do declare this my last will and
testament I
desire all my just debts and funeral expenses to be paid by my Executors
hereinafter named I
give and bequeath to my Daughter Sarah Barnaby Wife to Nicholas
Barnaby fifty pounds and one silver pepper box to my Son John
Barnaby fifty pounds and five silver tea spoons to my Son Lewis
eighty pounds and my silver watch to my daughter Mary Ann
eighty pounds all my household furniture books linen pictures china and
one pair of silver Sugar Tea Tongs to my daughter Ann Wall
Ashley Wife to William Ashley eighty pounds and one
and one silver Milk Pot to my Son Nathaniel eighty pounds and one
pair of silver Table Spoons to my Son Thomas thirty pounds and
one pair of silver Salts I
also give to my Sons Lewis and Nathaniel all my wearing
apparel and body linen equally share and share alike I
give to my daughter Mary Ann for her natural life or so
long as she remains unmarried the interest of ten hundred pounds stock
in the three per cent Consols in the Bank of England to stand in the
name of my Executors and Trustees I desire my freehold houses to be sold
by private Contract or public Auction and all sums of money arising
therefrom and all sums standing in my name in the Bank of England or
County Bank all sums arising from mortgages bonds bills of hand or
whatever I am possessed of at the time of my decease and all sums of
money remaining after my Executors have paid my funeral expenses just
debts and legacies and transferring the ten hundred pounds 3 pr cent
Consols in the name of my trustees I wish to be divided between my seven
children Sarah John William Lewis Mary
Ann Ann Ashley and Nathaniel and should my
daughter Mary Ann marry my trustees shall divide the ten
hundred pounds stock between Mary Ann and her Brothers and
Sisters share and share alike should any of them be dead leaving child
or children they shall have their father of Mother's part but should Mary
Ann die unmarried the ten hundred pounds stock shall be divided
between her Brothers and Sisters share and share alike any of them being
dead leaving child or children they shall have their father's or
Mother's share And
I do appoint my daughter Mary Ann Executrix and my friend
Mr William Hughes Grocer and my friend Mr William Devonport
in the Dock Yard both of Chatham Executors of this my Will and to each
of these Gentlemen I give the sum of five pounds And
I do appoint Mr William Hughes Grocer and Mr William
Devonport in trust to this my Will Signed this thirty first of
December one thousand eight hundred and thirty six Lewis Barnaby
Witnesses Benjamin Church
John May
James Stiles
Sarah John Wm Lewis Ann Ashley
Nath
Affidavit dated 21st March 1844
Mary Ann Barnaby of Cross
Street, Brook, Chatham, Spinster and Thomas Barnaby of 28
Borough Market, Southwark, Tallow Chandler are sworn. Mary Ann
affirms the will is in her father's handwriting and that she was present
when the will was executed. Her father had crossed out one of the words seven
relating to his children and replaced it with six. (I take it
that John is John William Barnaby, although
this is not made clear in the will)
Thomas Barnaby states that that in his fathers' lifetime,
he was give a cash sum by his father, which amounted to his portion of
the money his father left to his children, this is the reason 7 was
replaced by 6.
Proved 23rd March 1844